Is the City of North Augusta's Project Jackson proposal essential to the growth of the City and the Aiken County School District or is the plan filled with assumptions that will cost taxpayers and won't help the Aiken County Board of...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A key House committee chairman on Wednesday sharply criticized a wide-ranging immigration bill just passed by a Senate committee, underscoring the difficulties ahead as the politically volatile measure moves forward in a...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michelle Obama said Wednesday that stories of toil and sweat by slaves once held at a historic home within sight of the White House are an important part of U.S. history, including her own personal story, and are “as...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday threatened to veto legislation by House Republicans that would avert a doubling of student loan interest rates on July 1 but allow them to vary with the markets going forward.
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Board of Education voted Wednesday to close 50 schools and programs, an ambitious plan that has sparked protests and lawsuits and could help define – for better or worse – Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s term in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes on the eve of a major...
COLUMBIA — South Carolina senators have defeated an attempt to help parents pay for private school tuition or educate them at home through the state budget.
COLUMBIA (AP) — Sen. Robert Ford’s attorney said Wednesday that ethics allegations against the Charleston Democrat should be thrown out because he didn’t realize he was under investigation.
COLUMBIA — Offenders guilty of child-sex crimes in South Carolina should have the right to challenge rulings ordering them to be electronically monitored for life, the state’s highest court ruled Wednesday.
LAKELAND, Minn. — When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn’t have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music –...
The Aiken Mall may bounce back and become financially stronger in the wake of foreclosure proceedings, possibly helping nearby businesses and retailers, according to Vic Mill, CEO of Blanchard and Calhoun, a regional commercial...
Savannah River Remediation, the liquid waste contractor at the Savannah River Site, recently awarded seven family scholarships to area graduates – all of them children of SRR employees.
